Blaine Neal vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Blaine Neal
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Neal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Sunkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.08 and 1.774 for Blaine Neal. By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Neal and Tom Sunkel

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.66
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1001
40.89
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
36.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Blaine Neal and Tom Sunkel

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Neal and Tom Sunkel

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA